Does this hit you as a botanical name?

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I love botanical names, but unfortunately DC2 will have the surname Gardner, which pretty much rules that out.

Could I get away with Betony as a name? It is a herb, but not too commonly known I think. Would you have seen its botanical connotation before I pointed it out here?

I wouldn't. I'm not sure I like it though. I feel like you have the botanical thing covered with Gardner!

I'm sorry, but to me it would like Bethany not pronounced correctly...

No, it’s very strange.

What about Rosie?

Boy or girl? It just looks like Bethany if you didn’t know how to spell.

I’d just think you couldn’t spell or pronounce Bethany properly

Sorry not keen.
Others;
Fern (e)/Fearne
Fleur
Holly
Jasmine
Violet
All go nicely with Gardner

It's a lovely name, but I think Betony Gardner is a bit much. Nice for a middle name though.

Landscape?

“Beton” in several languages (Polish, French to name a couple) means “concrete”.

As in the stuff you walk on or building things with.

I agree that you're likely to get people calling her Bethany.

What about Constant?

Capucine is French for Nasturtium
Anthea means flower
Aster is a daisy like flower - name means Star in Greek
Briony is a climbing plant that produces flowers
Calla is a south-African lily
Cicely is a herb with flowers
Viola is Violet in Latin

Agree with pp that I don't know it as a word, but I don't think it's very nice as a name.

Is DC2 male or female?

Cicely? - doesn't have a massive plant vibe but probably well known
Melissa - a group of mintlike plants such as lemon balm
Perilla - also related to mint

Bettina? Would be shortened to Betty, same as Betony would. I like the name Sorrel too.

I would know, but I was brought up naming wild flowers.
You could spell it Bettany like Bettany Hughes ( I think) a historian. Still pretty.
I love botanical names.

Nothing about it says botanical to me but I'm afraid I'm not keen either.

“Beton” in several languages (Polish, French to name a couple) means “concrete”.

French speaker here and the first thing I thought of was "concretey?"

I thought concrete too, sorry, it just doesn't work

We know a Betsan, who goes by Betsi, could that work?

Aster is gorgeous

Thanks all. There are plenty of non-botanical names I like, but was wondering if there was a 'stealth' botanical one that I could get away with without the name sounding too horticultural.

I think of it more as a wildflower than a herb. Either way, it’s a plant, and I would notice it next to ‘gardner’.

With a surname like Garder you’re screwed unfortunately Everything sounds jokey.

Rose Gardner - loves to grow roses
Jasmine Gardner - specialises in jasmine
Etc

I think I'd go with the garden theme. How about Eden?

Reminds me of Paul Bettany. Bethany is good! I also really love violet!